Community College women's basketball
No. 11 Ventura (23-6) at No. 6 Pasadena City (23-4)
Southern California regional quarterfinal, Bracket II
Hutto-Patterson Gym, Pasadena, 7 p.m.
Radio: KKZZ 1400 AM, HomefieldSports.com.
League finish: Ventura, WSC North champion; Pasadena City, South Coast runner-up.
Head to head: Pasadena won 72-53 Dec. 19 in the final of the Rose City Classic.
Team Offense: Ventura 71.1 ppg (15th), Pasadena City 75.9 (5th).
Team Defense: Ventura 54.3 ppg (8th); Pasadena City 51.3 (4th).
Vs. Playoff teams: Ventura 7-6; Pasadena City, 8-3.
RPI: Ventura, 22nd; Pasadena City, 14th
Leading scorer: Ventura, Rebecca Griffin 15.6 ppg; Pasadena City, Dominque Scott 14.2.
Leading rebounder: Ventura, Destinee LaFountain 11.3 ppg; Pasadena City, Dominque Scott 10.3.

LANCASTER -- Oxnard College forward Scooter Holmes is in uniform and will attempt to play tonight.

The No. 20-seeded Condors, who lost their last two games of the season with Holmes sidelined with an injury to his shooting hand, look like they will have their star sophomore for tonight's Southern California regional first-round playoff game at No. 13 Antelope Valley.

"I'm not thinking about the pain," said Holmes. "Pain is temporary."

An hour before tipoff at Marauder Gym, Holmes was the first Oxnard player in the team's blue road uniforms as the teams held a pregame shootaround.

"Scooter is so tough," said Oxnard coach Jason Cunningham. "He's played with plenty of (problems) before."

Community College men's basketball
No. 20 Oxnard (17-10) at No. 13 Antelope Valley (19-9)
Southern California regional playoffs, first round
Marauder Gym, 7 p.m.
Radio: KKZZ 1400 AM, Homefieldsports.com.
League Finish: Oxnard, WSC North third; Antelope Valley, Foothill fourth
Head to head: Did not play this season. Oxnard leads the series, 11-5.
Team Offense: Oxnard 83.8 (9th), Antelope Valley 79.1 (21st).
Team Defense: Oxnard 79.6 (79th); Antelope Valley 72.1 (35th).
Vs. Playoff teams: Oxnard 4-4; Antelope Valley, 4-9.
RPI: Oxnard, 32nd; Antelope Valley, 15th
Leading scorer: Oxnard, Marcus Falley 18.7 ppg; Antelope Valley, Shelton Boykin 11.7.
Leading rebounder: Oxnard, Codye Hatcher 9.4 ppg; Antelope Valley, George McGrew 7.9.

HomefieldSports.com will be broadcasting the locals three road Southern California regional playoff games this week.

Those interested can listen live to the No. 20 Oxnard College men's basketball team face No. 13 Antelope Valley tonight at 7 p.m., the No. 14 Moorpark College women's basketball team face No. 3 Mount SAC Friday at 7 p.m. and the No. 11 Ventura College women's basketball team face No. 6 Pasadena City Saturday at 7 p.m. on HomefieldSports.com and 1400 AM KKZZ Fillmore.

Eric Evelhoch will have the call.

The Road to Ventura begins this week and three Ventura County teams were placed at the starting line when the pairings for the Southern California regional playoffs were announced Monday.

The Oxnard College men's basketball team (16-10) earned the 20th and final seed of the men's field. The Condors will make their first postseason appearance in eight years Wednesday at No. 13 Antelope Valley (19-9).

With the No. 14 seed in the women's field, the Moorpark College women's basketball team (18-8) earned its first postseason berth in five years and will visit four-time state champion Mount San Antonio (26-3) in a regional quarterfinal Friday.

The WSC North champion and defending state champion Ventura College women's basketball team (23-6), in the postseason for the 21st straight year, was seeded No. 11 and will visit a familiar face, No. 6 Pasadena (23-4), in a regional quarterfinal Saturday at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.

The Lancers have beaten Ventura in each of the past five seasons, knocking the Pirates out of the playoffs in 2007 and 2009 and handing the Pirates their only losses in the 34-1 seasons of 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Since a 72-53 loss at Pasadena in the final of the Rose City Classic Dec. 19, Ventura has won 15 of 16 games, including the state's longest current winning streak at 13 games

The pairings introduce a potentially memorable matchup in the Bracket C semifinals, which could see archrivals Ventura and Moorpark or Mount San Antonio and Pasadena meeting March 2.

For the first time in decades, Ventura College will host the California Community College basketball championships March 11-13 in its new Final Four format. The school last hosted the women's tournament in 1993 and the men's tournament in 1972 and 1973.

The big game tonight is at Brahma Gym, where the Oxnard College men's basketball team can pull even atop the WSC North with county-rival Ventura by beating Los Angeles Pierce. I'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Los Angeles Pierce 93, Oxnard 91 (OT) FINAL Torey Phillips' layup with 2.1 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the host Brahmas. Marcus Falley had 31 points, Malcolm Pope had 27 points and Codye Hatcher had 18 points and 15 rebounds. Pierce has 9 3s at the half. Oxnard star Scooter Holmes did not play.
Moorpark 86, Cuesta 77 FINAL Coltrane Powdrill had 24p oints, Jamal McClerkin had 17 points, Kyle Olandt had 13 points and Andre Fowler had 12 points for Moorpark.
Hancock 36, Santa Barbara City 17 HALF

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Moorpark 76, Cuesta 52 FINAL Dee Kapil had 27 points and nine rebounds, Sidney Dobner had 17 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and Ashley Samson added 15 points as the Raiders clinched second place in the WSC North in their regular season finale.
Oxnard at Los Angeles Pierce
Hancock at Santa Barbara City

The Ventura College and Moorpark College women's basketball teams enter the final week of the regular season in the Southern California coaches' poll.

Ventura is steady at No. 10 and Moorpark rises two places to No. 13.

Ventura is also No. 14 in the final state coaches' poll. Click the jump to view it.

CCCWBCA South Region Poll
February 14, 2011
Rank PrevCollege W-L Pts
1 1 Fullerton College (7) 25-2 119
2 2 San Bernardino Valley College (1) 24-2 113
3 3 Mt. San Antonio College 25-3 104
4 4 Cerritos College 21-6 90
5 5 Pasadena City College 21-5 86
6 7 Orange Coast College 22-6 79
7 6 College of the Canyons 20-7 69
8 9 Mt. San Jacinto College 20-7 65
9 8 Antelope Valley College 19-9 56
10 10 Ventura College 22-6 55
11 11 Cypress College 16-10 31
12 13 Southwestern College 18-6 25
13t 12 Chaffey College 16-11 17
13t 15 Moorpark College 17-8 17
13t 14 Riverside Community College 16-12 17
( ) - Number one votes
t - tie
Dropped Out (previous rank): none
Also Received Votes (alphabetical order): Grossmont College, Los Angeles Pierce College, Los Angeles Valley College

It's now a two-team race in the WSC North men's campaign, as Ventura clings to a half game lead on second-place Oxnard ahead of next Saturday's season-ending showdown. While the Ventura women have clinched their 21st straight WSC North title outright, Moorpark, Pierce and Santa Barbara City are still jockying for postseason position. . I'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Ventura 71, Los Angeles Pierce 60 FINAL At the half, James Ennis has a game-high eight points and Mike Melonas and Deon Garrett have six points apiece.
Oxnard 105, Santa Barbara City 67 FINAL At the half, Gary Johnson has 15 points and eight rebounds, Marcus Falley has 10 points and Codye Hatcher has six points, eight rebounds and five blocks.
Hancock 78, Moorpark 47 FINAL

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 45, Los Angeles Pierce 36 HALF At the half, Rebecca Griffin has 17 points for Ventura. Pierce's Amari Hampton has 14 points.
Oxnard at Santa Barbara City
Moorpark 79, Hancock 64 FINAL Dee Kapil has 24 points and 14 rebounds, Ashley Samson had 24 points and Sidney Dobner added 16 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Charnae Thomas added five steals.

Another cross-county rivalry is in the spotlight as the Oxnard men continue to chase the VC men. The Ventura women can also clinch its 21st straight WSC North title outright with a win over visiting Santa Barbara City. I'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Ventura 88, Santa Barbara City 65 FINAL James Ennis had 26 points, Austin Ramljak had 16 points and Deon Garrett added 12 points as the Pirates stayed atop the WSC North standings.
Oxnard 82, Moorpark 79 FINAL Malcolm Pope had 25 points and Marcus Falley had 12 second-half points as the Condors survived a relentless assault by Moorpark to keep pace. Coltrane Powdrill had 21 points, Alex Romero had 20 points and Andre Fowler had 19 points for Moorpark.
Hancock 108, Cuesta 90 FINAL

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 68, Santa Barbara City 52 FINAL Carlotta Kloppenburg and Stephanie Ramirez combined for nine 3s as the Pirates took over a game that was tied 26-26 in the second half. After falling to Santa Barbara in the Visalia tournament in December, Ventura clinched its 21st straight WSC North title by sweeping the Vaqueros in WSC North play.
Moorpark 83, Oxnard 48 FINAL Deepika Kapil had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Ashley Samson had 20 points and Sidney Dobner added 16 points for Moorpark. Nikki Tauau had 19 points and Darnisha McGee and Danielle Hernandez added 12 points apiece for Oxnard.
Cuesta 88, Hancock 83

Lindsay Goldblatt was just 23 years old, three years removed from her playing days at Raider Pavilion, when she took over as Moorpark College women's basketball coach in April 2007.

After three improving seasons, Goldblatt, now 26, has the Raiders competing in the Western State Conference's North Division and on the cusp of its first postseason berth in five years.

"I don't feel like I'm a veteran, by any means," said Goldblatt. "But I feel like I'm getting the hang of this."

Moorpark (15-7, 6-2), which debuted this week at No. 14 in the Southern California coaches' poll, moved into sole possession of second place Wednesday with a 84-73 win over visiting Los Angeles Pierce.

"It's nice to see all of our hard work as coaches being displayed as wins," said Goldblatt. "It starts with the girls. These girls work so hard."

Point guard Sidney Dobner had 24 points, 10 assists and four steals, Ashley Samson had 22 points and Dee Kapil had 17 points.

The No. 10-ranked Ventura College women's basketball team (19-6, 8-0) may be coming to Raider Pavilion Saturday night looking to clinch a share of its 21st straight WSC North title, it may be in for its toughest test of the campaign.

"I saw them against Santa Monica, they were nearly flawless in the first half," said Ventura assistant coach Robin Hester. "We know what we're up against."

Moorpark is 9-1 at home, beating teams by an average of 18.4 points per game.

"We like our home court, for sure," said Goldblatt. "Our offense seems to be doing well at home."

As teenagers go, never mind basketball stars, Nikki Tauau is thoughtful and humble.

Compliment her on a game well played and the former Pacifica High forward will deflect the words to her Oxnard College teammates. Marvel at that humility, and she'll mention those responsible for her upbringing, including her grandmother, Fepineia'i.

"She has that affect on me," said Tauau. "She makes me want to better myself."

That strong connection is what makes Tauau's sophomore season, during which she's averaged 16.7 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, even more impressive.

Tauau was in West Valley City, Utah last month, visiting family for the holidays, when Fepineia'i, who suffers from a neurological condition, was rushed to the hospital.

"It was the day I was supposed to come back for practice," said Tauau. "I just couldn't find the strength to leave her. My heart was with her."

Tauau stayed by her grandmother's side for weeks, only leaving to go for a run or do some dribbling drills in the snow.

She returned to the Condors Jan. 14 after Fepineia'i, who is now on hospice, told Tauau to go home and finish school.

"She's the reason why I push myself to be a better person," said Tauau. "She's always wanted the best for us."

Upon her return last week, Tauau had 22 points and 11 rebounds against Santa Barbara City and 28 points and nine rebounds against Los Angeles Pierce.

Despite going nearly a month without shooting a basketball, she made 12 of 16 free throws against the Vaqueros and 5 of 6 3-pointers against the Brahmas.

"It was difficult," said Tauau. "I would have loved to have the chance over break to get into better shape... Coach (Phil) Sherman expects me to play 40 minutes, I could use that extra push in my step."

But, if anything, the past month has reinforced Tauau's priorities.

"Being away from my grandmother, it just gives me that drive to keep playing," said Tauau. "I feel like I do it all for her."

The cross-county rivalry is the signature game of Round 10 of the WSC North basketball campaign. I'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Ventura 77, Moorpark 64 FINAL James Ennis scored 26 points, Corey Hall had 12 points and Brandon Edwards added 10 points for first-place Ventura (19-7, 7-2), which won its fifth straight game. Moorpark (8-15, 3-6) was led by 17 points by Coltrane Powdrill, 14 points from Alex Romero and 11 points from Andre Fowler.
Oxnard 105, Cuesta 89 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 65, Santa Barbara City 63 FINAL

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 63, Moorpark 57 FINAL Destinee LaFountain had 11 points and 21 rebounds and Rebecca Griffin had 10 points and seven assists as the Ventura College women's basketball team clinched a share of the Western State Conference's North Division title for the 21st consecutive season. Ja'Lisa Gatin and Carlotta Kloppenburg added 10 points apiece as Ventura (20-6, 9-0) won for the ninth straight game. Moorpark (15-8, 6-3) had its five-game winning streak snapped despite 21 points from Sidney Dobner, 14 points from Ashley Samson and 13 points and 11 rebounds from Deepika Kapil.
Cuesta 58, Oxnard 45 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 83, Santa Barbara City 82 FINAL Monica Jackson's buzzer beater lifted the Brahmas.

Round 9 of the WSC North basketball campaign arrives tonight. I'm in Santa Maria at Joe White Memorial Gymnasium to see how the Condors bounce back from their loss last week at Ventura, but I'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Hancock 82, Oxnard 75 FINAL Oxnard fell out of first place with its second straight loss, despite 35 points from Marcus Falley, 10 points and 11 rebounds from Codye Hatcher and 10 points from Steven Powell. Hancock forward Ali Langford had 21 points and 7 rebounds and Jordan Dina added 19 points.
Ventura 93, Cuesta 80 FINAL James Ennis had 25 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals to push the Pirates back into first place in the WSC North by a half game. VC outrebounded the Cougars 43-22, led by Mike Melonas' 11. Cuesta star Malte Kramer was limited to 12 points on eight field goal attempts.
Los Angeles Pierce 84, Moorpark 75 FINAL (OT) The Brahmas scored all nine points in overtime. Moorpark's Jamal McClerkin made two free throws in the final minute of regulation to force overtime.

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Hancock 86, Oxnard 65 FINAL The Condors fell despite 37 points and 16 rebounds from sophomore Nikki Tauau. Hancock's Camille Zumbro had 29 points.
Ventura 62, Cuesta 55 FINAL Rebecca Griffin and Candace Sakuda make free throws down the stretch in a one-possession game as the Pirates hold off host Cuesta to improve to 8-0 in the WSC North. Ventura improved to 2-0 without head coach Ned Mircetic, who is battling the flu. Destinee LaFountain had 14 points and 15 rebounds, Rebecca Griffin had 13 points, Stephanie Ramirez had 12 points, Candace Sakuda had 11 points for the Pirates.
Moorpark 84, Los Angeles Pierce 73 FINAL Sidney Dobner had 24 points, 10 assists and four steals, Ashley Samson had 22 points and Dee Kapil had 17 points for the Raiders, who took sole possession of second place with the win.

The first rotation of the WSC North basketball campaign wraps up tonight with round seven. I'll be at the VC Athletic Event Center for the Oxnard-Ventura rivalry doubleheader, but we'll be updating as many scores as we can find here on Twitter or you can listen live on HomefieldSports.com.

Read the preview of tonight's game here and today's feature on Oxnard sophomore leader Phillip "Scooter" Holmes here.

Men's schedule, 5 p.m.
Ventura 95, Oxnard 71 FINAL Former Oxnard forward James Ennis had 23 points and eight rebounds for Ventura men. Center Mike Melonas had 18 points and eight rebounds and point guard Eric Mitchell added 16 points.Oxnard was led by 21 points and 10 rebounds from Gary Johnson, 19 points from Marcus Falley and eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks from Codye Hatcher.
Santa Barbara City 70, Cuesta 67 FINAL
Hancock 78, Los Angeles Pierce 70 FINAL

Women's schedule, 7 p.m.
Ventura 84, Oxnard 22 FINAL The Ventura women lead rival Oxnard 44-14 at the half. Rebecca Griffin has a game-high 10 points and Destinee LaFountain has nine points. Nikki Tauau leads Oxnard with 6.
Santa Barbara City 83, Cuesta 70 FINAL
Los Angeles Pierce 77, Hancock 69 FINAL In a showdown of the Top 2 scorers in the state, Pierce's Monica Jackson had 34 points and Hancock's Camille Zumbro had 34 points.

Entering their key WSC North showdown Wednesday night, the Oxnard College men's basketball team held steady at No. 14 in the Southern California coaches' poll while the Ventura College women's basketball team dropped out entirely.

Neither the Condors (13-6, 5-0) nor the Pirates (15-7, 3-2) lost a game last week. The two rivals were No. 14 and No. 15 a week ago. VC yielded its place to Santa Monica.

COACH'S POLL - TOP 15 (SOUTH DIVISION)
Polls submitted as of 1/23/2011
Rank Team Points* Games Prev Scored Avg Allowed Avg
1 Irvine Valley (-) 379 (10) 21 5 1556 74.1 1323 63.0
2 Mt. San Antonio (-) 323 (4) 20 3 1709 85.5 1509 75.5
3 Citrus (-) 313 (4) 21 6 1927 91.8 1651 78.6
4 Saddleback (-) 309 (0) 24 1 1811 75.5 1422 59.3
5 Southwestern (-) 249 (0) 19 2 1518 79.9 1294 68.1
6 Barstow (-) 241 (0) 20 4 1637 81.9 1498 74.9
7 Mt. San Jacinto (-) 226 (0) 20 7 1683 84.2 1560 78.0
8 San Bernardino Valley (-) 217 (0) 20 8 1585 79.3 1397 69.9
9 Antelope Valley (-) 172 (0) 20 9 1556 77.8 1427 71.4
10 Chaffey (-) 162 (0) 18 10 1285 71.4 1160 64.4
11 Riverside (-) 156 (0) 22 11 1515 68.9 1389 63.1
12 Los Angeles Trade Tech (-) 139 (0) 20 12 1620 81.0 1583 79.2
13 Glendale (-) 118 (0) 21 13 1605 76.4 1455 69.3
14 Oxnard (-) 113 (0) 19 14 1578 83.1 1484 78.1
15 Santa Monica (-) 97 (0) 20 NR 1688 84.4 1520 76.0
* Number in parenthesis indicate first place votes

Despite perhaps one of the most impressive wins of the season, a 77-69 win over Los Angeles Pierce Wednesday, the first-place Ventura College women's basketball team slipped one spot to No. 9 in the Southern California coaches' poll.

The Pirates (15-7, 5-0) stayed pat at No. 15 in the state poll.

Pierce, the other WSC North team in the polls, stays at No. 15 in the SoCal poll.

CCCWBCA South Region Poll
January 24, 2011
Rank PrevCollege W-L Pts
1 1 San Bernardino Valley College (7) 19-1 119
2 2 Mt. San Antonio College 20-2 109
3 3 Fullerton College (1) 20-2 108
4 4 Cerritos College 17-5 88
5 5 Pasadena City College 17-4 85
6 6 Orange Coast College 17-6 77
7 7 College of the Canyons 16-6 72
8 9 Antelope Valley College 14-7 56
9 8 Ventura College 16-6 55
10 11 Mt. San Jacinto College 16-6 48
11 10 Cypress College 14-7 47
12 12 Chaffey College 12-8 33
13 13 Southwestern College 14-5 21
14 14 Riverside Community College 13-9 18
15 15 Los Angeles Pierce College 13-8 8
( ) - number one votes
Dropped Out (previous rank): none
Also Received Votes (alphabetical order): Barstow Community College, Citrus College, Los Angeles Trade-Technical College,Moorpark College, Santa Barbara City College

Click the jump for the state poll.

The Oxnard College men's basketball team finds itself in a strange position this week.
In control of the Western State Conference race.

Wednesday's results, which included a 70-68 OC win over visiting Santa Barbara City, put the Condors two full games ahead of the chasing pack in the WSC North, the two-loss crew of Ventura, Hancock and Santa Barbara.

It's probably been a generation, since the title-winning teams of Leroy Porter in 1979, 1980 and 1982, since the Condors last wrapped their talons around the WSC in such a way.

"Last year, we knocked off some big fish," said Oxnard coach Jason Cunningham. "This year, we're trying to be the big fish."

With teams led by Chris Massie, Jeremiah Massey and others, Oxnard has had the talent to be in this position previously. But this group, led by 6-foot-4 sophomore forward Scooter Holmes, showed its mettle Wednesday night.

Santa Barbara City may have lost by 30 points at Condor Center on Nov. 27, but the Vaqueros were coming off an upset win over Ventura Saturday and built a 60-53 lead with less than seven minutes to play.

"There were more prepared for what we were trying to do," said Holmes.

With high-scoring sophomore Marc Pajund out injured and high-scoring freshman Marcus Falley limited to 13 points, Holmes, who sometimes fulfils his role as a sophomore leader by yielding some of the glory to his younger teammates, took control, sparking a key 13-3 run with a thunderous dunk in transition.

"Because everybody else is playing so well, I think Scooter sometimes takes a back seat," said Cunningham. "But we needed our all-conference player."

After Malcolm Pope's steal and layup tied the game 62-62, Holmes gave Oxnard its first lead with a put back with 2:28 to play.

"It was just one of those nights when I had to play well for us to win," said Holmes, who finished with 23 points, including 19 in the second half, and six rebounds. "It was on my back."

Santa Barbara had the ball trailing by 2 with 12 seconds to play, but Holmes' steal inside
clinched the win.

"We played like a team that's trying to be a champion is supposed to," said Cunningham.
"We were down, we had the gut check and we were committed to do the things to get ourselves back in the basketball game."

Ventura College sophomore Mike Melonas was honored as this week's WSC North men's basketball Player of the Week.

Melonas, the 6-foot-7 sophomore center from Ventura High, had 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals in the Pirates 78-68 win over rival Moorpark on Jan. 12.

Melonas shared the honor with Hancock forward Ali Langford, who entered this week leading the WSC North in scoring at 21.9 points per game and had 23 points and 15 rebounds the Bulldogs 83-64 win at Moorpark Wednesday.

Wednesday night's WSC North women's showdown between first-place Ventura and second-place Los Angeles Pierce developed into a midseason test of depth.

The Pirates practiced Tuesday without three of its four leading scorers, Destinee LaFountain (ankle), Rebecca Griffin (flu-like symptoms) and Ja'Lisa Gatlin (flu-like symptoms).

But the Brahmas were forced to play without its second-leading scorer Amari Hampton, who entered the week No. 9 in the state in scoring at 18.8 points per game.

Interestingly enough, Hampton is only third in scoring among WSC North players. In Pierce guard Monica Jackson (26.5 ppg) and Hancock guard Camille Zumbro (24.8 ppg), the WSC North features the state's Top 2 scorers.

James Ennis will not make the trip to Santa Barbara City tonight with the rest of the Ventura College men's basketball team.

The sophomore star will serve a one-game suspension after being ejected Wednesday night against Moorpark after receiving two technical fouls.

Ventura coach Will Cowen grudgingly accepted the decision.

"Even if the commissioner wanted to," said Cowen, "he doesn't have a mechanism to rescind a technical foul."

Perhaps more importantly, WSC commissioner Jerry White determined the ejection was not a decorum violation, which means Ennis is not a strike away from being suspended for the rest of the season.

Midway through the first half, Ennis was teed up for apparently pushing Moorpark's Jamal McClerkin. Cowen said game film proved there was no push. White said the film was "inconclusive."

"We have two categories, verbal and physical abuse," said White. "The first (technical) does not appear to fit either one of those categories."